Establishes a framework for conservation banks in Hawaii to protect threatened, endangered, candidate, and proposed species.

This bill creates a system for conservation banks in Hawaii, which are sites established to protect populations of threatened, endangered, candidate, and proposed species. It outlines the requirements for establishing and operating these banks, including the need for a resource management plan, performance standards, and a system for assessing and releasing credits. The Department of Land and Natural Resources can approve conservation banks, and the Endangered Species Recovery Committee reviews applications.

Establishes a framework for conservation banks in Hawaii to protect threatened, endangered, candidate, and proposed species.

This bill creates a system for conservation banks in Hawaii, which are sites established to protect populations of threatened, endangered, candidate, and proposed species. It outlines the requirements for establishing and operating these banks, including the need for a resource management plan, performance standards, and a system for assessing and releasing credits. The Department of Land and Natural Resources can approve conservation banks, and the Endangered Species Recovery Committee reviews applications.